Today I landed my first spike to earth. I went through a whole bunch of ladders on youtube and wrote them down on a sheet of paper. Now I go through the ladders until I land each trick. I'm learning so many beginner tricks now.

I got hit by a van last week and pulled a knee ligament so I can only play for five mins at a time. Total bummer. Getting x-rays on Monday.

Today I...Managed to get a few clips around New York whilst on holidayBut whilst filming a trick on Ellis Island, one of the helpers[1] saw me and started to call me other. It turned out he owned a kendama too - and had it with him! He didn't know what it was called but could do a few basic tricks (moshikame etc.) we talked a played for ~10 mins - so all in all a good day and a good finish.

Oh and my Bamboo KROM managed to take a big chunk off the big cup. Time for some super-glue and a warning sign me-thinks!

I'd say it was both. But we also played on different rings because of our different skill levels. And KendaMax is more solid than I am with on the respective level The game's a nice addition to our sessions. We used to use the random function of the Kendamapp to explore new tricks in a non-competitive way. But to have some change is great.